Archive for the ‘Uncategorized’ Category

Walking with lions was a great experience. I was high after it was over. The lions are accustomed to being with humans. Their trainer keeps them focused on a chunk of meat on the end of a long pointed stick while they are waiting to be touched. The speed at which the lions can grab that tidbit of food is astonishing. These are truly wondrous creatures. What also struck me was how much affection these two lions had for each other. They were not fully grown. The male massed 150 kg and is expected to reach 260 kg. Later that day I drove back to Capetown, and began my long trip back to the USA the next afternoon.

Rate this:

Share this:

Like this:

About a week after I began using my iPhone, I was in love. I had a calendar with me at all times, and I was able to stay on top of my family’s schedule – even though there are six of us! I had email access while I was out, so I wasn’t constantly playing catch up with PTO business in the evening. Then I discovered apps! There are many apps to help busy moms manage their lives, but there are also just as many exclusively for kids. My children can watch videos, interact with their favorite characters, and practice letter-writing and math. No matter where my family goes, they can be entertained and I can have peace of mind knowing they’re learning even while they’re having fun. The iPhone Mom, dedicated to helping moms find apps that could do the same for them and their children. Since beginning the site, I’ve seen both the quantity and quality of useful apps for kids grow. Babble.com asked me to put together a list of my Top 50 iPhone Apps for Kids. Here, in descending order, are my favorites and the ones I think you’ll find most useful. –Heather Leister

On Thursday 13 December 2012, we’ll be gathering together at Google Campus London for the first time with users of mylearningworx to learn all about…crowd sourced learning! This might sound daft but whilst taking an online course is one thing, when it comes to making a course, we understand that the ‘crowd’ might not even know where to start.

Take a course. Make a course. Change the world.You might not have created any kind of online content before. You might even not be technologically minded. But we believe everyone has a course in them. So here’s how we’re going to help you get started on making your course, whatever your area of interest, and earn some money out of your existing skills and knowledge. By the end of the day you’ll achieve level one of the mylearningworx expert status, meaning you are ready to rock and roll, and get…

Rate this:

Share this:

Like this:

Nothing incredible is accomplished alone. You need others to help you, and you need to help others. With the right team, you can form a web of connections to make the seemingly impossible practically inevitable.

The Instigator:

Someone who pushes you, who makes you think. Who motivates you to get up and go, and try, and make things happen. You want to keep this person energized, and enthusiastic. This is the voice of inspiration.

The Cheerleader:

This person is a huge fan, a strong supporter, and a rabid evangelist for you and your work. Work to make this person rewarded, to keep them engaged. This is the voice of motivation.

The Doubter:

This is the devil’s advocate, who asks the hard questions and sees problems before they arise. You need this person’s perspective. They are looking out for you, and want you to be as safe as you are successful. This is the voice of reason.

The Taskmaster:

This is the loud and belligerent voice that demands you gets things done. This person is the steward of momentum, making sure deadlines are met and goals are reached. This is the voice of progress.

The Connector:

This person can help you find new avenues and new allies. This person breaks through roadblocks into finds ways to make magic happen. You need this person to reach people and places you can’t. This is the voice of cooperation and community.

The Example:

This is your mentor, you hero, your North Star. This is the person who you seek to emulate. This is your guiding entity, someone whose presence acts as a constant reminder that you, too, can do amazing things. You want to make this person proud. This is the voice of true authority.

Share this:

Like this:

According to www.dailybloggr.com, if you want to trend on Twitter, all you need is around 100 people tweeting the same hashtag simultaneously. Sounds simple but this may not be that easy to pull off. It’s about the volume of your audience rather than the volume of your tweets.

So here is how you should set about doing this. The process rules are simple enough so that you can take this process and copy it for your own events:

1. Get the right speaker

Just one high-profile speaker can help ensure that you have a successful event. This brings into sharp focus the importance of having an accomplished speaker to deliver your message. Do not misconstrue this advice to mean that you need to source your speaker internally – your organisation can find industry thought leaders who do not form part of your salaried staff.

Like this:

As a B2B company you probably already have a basic LinkedIn Company Page with a company overview and list of employees. What you’re probably not doing though is making use of the Products and Services section to market your offerings. And yet this is the most important part of a LinkedIn Company Page.

1. List Your Products and Services

The first thing you need to do is fire up your products and services page. Until recently, you could only add products, but now you can list services too it’s ideal for the professional and financial services industry.

2. Add each of your services and an image for each one too.

3. Get Recommendations

The most powerful part of LinkedIn’s company page is the recommendations. In LinkedIn, people can’t recommend or review companies – only products and services. When a…

Tor would like to quit and be a florist
Gunther does interior design
Ulf is into mime, Attila’s cupcakes are sublime
Bruiser knits, killer sews, Fang does little puppet shows
And Vladimir collects ceramic unicorns

I have dreams like you, no, really
Just much less touchy-feely
They mainly happen somewhere warm and sunny

On an island that I own
Tanned and rested and alone
Surrounded by enormous piles of money

I’ve got a dream
(She’s got a dream)
I’ve got a dream
(She’s got a dream)
I just wanna see the floating lanterns gleam
Yeah

And with every passing hour
I’m so glad I left my tower
Like all you lovely folks, I’ve got a dream